This volume, the first of three on human biological anomalies, looks at the external attributes of humans: (1) their physical appearance, (2) their anomalous behavior and (3) their unusual talents and faculties.

Subjects Covered:

Mirror-image twins
The sacral spot
The supposed human aura
Baldness among musicians
Human tails and horns
Human behavior and solar activity
Cycles of religiousness
Cyclicity of violent collective human behavior
Handedness and longevity
Wolf-children
The Mars effect
Telescopic vision
Dermo-optical perception
Hearing under anesthesia
Human navigation sense
Asymmetry in locomotion
Sex-ratio variations

304 pages, hardcover, 52 illustrations
Author: William Corliss